adjective
- relating to the study of knowledge, how we know things, and the limits and validity of human understanding
Usage: formal; academic
Examples
- The epistemological question of whether we can truly know reality has puzzled philosophers for centuries.
- Her research addresses epistemological challenges in scientific methodology.
- The debate raised important epistemological concerns about the reliability of eyewitness testimony.
- Descartes made a famous epistemological claim: 'I think, therefore I am.'
- The study examined epistemological differences between empiricism and rationalism.
- His epistemological framework emphasizes the role of experience in acquiring knowledge.